WWMY
Frequency102.3 MHz
BrandingHighway 106.1 & 102.3
Programming
FormatCountry (WMMY simulcast)
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Ownership
OwnerCurtis Media Group
WMMY, WZJS, WATA, WECR, WXIT
History
Former call signs
WAOH (1993)
WECR (1993-1996)
WECR-FM (1996-2014)
Call sign meaning
Variation of sister station WMMY
Technical information
Facility ID22224
ClassA
ERP1,500 watts
HAAT596.6 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°11′3.00″N 81°52′48.00″W / 36.1841667°N 81.8800000°W / 36.1841667; -81.8800000
Links
Websitehighway-106-1fm-and-102-3fm online

WWMY (102.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, simulcasting WMMY 106.1 FM Jefferson, North Carolina.[1] Licensed to Beech Mountain, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group and features programming from CBS News Radio.[2]

History

After buying WJTP in 1996, Steve Rondinaro's Rondinaro Broadcasting changed that station's call letters to WECR and started WECR-FM, along with buying WXIT.

In 2003, the stations were sold to Aisling Broadcasting (Jonathon Hoffman, managing member) for $2.2 million.[3]

This added to Aisling's holdings since they had also purchased in September 2003 (from Highland Communications) WATA & WZJS for a price of $2.2 million,[4] and WMMY (from Dale Hendrix) in 2004 for $1.58 million.[5]

Aisling went into receivership, and George Reed of Media Services Group was appointed to manage the stations until a buyer was found.[6] Later in the year, Curtis Media Group purchased the stations.[7]

On February 24, 2013, WECR-FM changed their format from adult contemporary Mix 102.3 to country, simulcasting WMMY 106.1 FM. On February 28, 2014, the station changed their call sign to the current WWMY.

References

  1. ↑ "WWMY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  4. ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  5. ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2004-03-07. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  6. ↑ Scott Nicholson, "Receivership: Local Stations Seek Buyer," The Watauga Democrat, March 14, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Transactions for Oct. 10, 2008". Radio and Records. Retrieved 2011-10-18.


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